9100 Internet not working

Question

I just recieved my computer and first thing i tried is connecting my computer to the internet.  I plugged in the ethernet cable from comp to cable modem.  But it wouldn't work!  I called Dell and they made me go through alot of configurations but yet again still 'cannot be displayed' // 'no internet connection' I turned everything back to the way it was and the ips areip address: 169.254.49.27submask 255.255.0.0 I've tried alot of things and it still doesnt work.  The Dell rep told me that the hardware is ok...(I dont know myself).

johnallg · Answer

Just 5 threads down is this: http://delltalk.us.dell.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=insp_network&message.id=24054

Networking, Internet, & Bluetooth

Was this post helpful?